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To ALL WHOM 1T MAY coNeERN:

Be it knotvn-that l, ELEAS S'HOPBELL, of Ashland, in the county of Ashland, and State of Ohio, have.

invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lifting-Jacks; and l do hereby declare that the following is a. full and complete description of thesame, reference-being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a sideview.

Figure 2 is a top view.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the views.

A, iig..1, is the standard, to which is pivoted, at A', the lever B, the top of the standard forming atenen, a, which extends into a mortise cut irl-the end of the lever, and is there pivoted by a pin passing through them, and thus securing the lever to the standard. C is a. rack, pivoted at b to the standard, the other end passing through a slot in the lever, as shown. Extending across one end of this slot is the pin D, which acts as acatch vfor the rack.

When the jack is to he used, it is put in posit-ion indicated by the dotted line, lig. 1, with the end B of the lever under theweight.- Then, by pushing or pressing down the .other end of the lever, the weight is raised, and can be held in place by means of the rack C catching on the pin D.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is*

The standard'A, provided with a tenen, a, :ind pvoted at A to the lever B, the rack C passing through a slot in the lever, and pivoted at 17 to the standard, when arranged and combined as herein described for the purpose set forth.

" ELIAS SHOPBELL.

Witnesses:

W, H.Buun1nen. J. HOLMES. 

